Closure fastener



June 2, 1925- ,540,296

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ABYJZWM ATTORNEYS patented June 2, 1925.

MERVIN 1WIAIJIVJR TOZER, OF CORTEZ, COLORADO.

CLOSURE FASTENER.

Application filed ,September 22, 1924. Serial lo. 239,12.

[e ZZ when?, t may concern Be it known tl-i-at I, MnnviN W. 'loziirnv a citizen of the United Sta-tes, residing at Cortez, in `the :coiinty of Montezuma, State of Colorado, have invented certain new and useful Improvements `i n vClosurev Fasteners, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates in vgenera-l to closure fasteners and is particularly designed for use Vin fastening covers on shipping crates, boxes, or the like.

The object of the invention is lthe provision of a fastening device of this character wnich may be easily and quickly operated to lirinly secure `the cover o-r the like to the crate or box and 'which may also be easily released to :permit removal of the cover., the fasten device being permanently mounted on the box or ciate and being adapted to, be used over and over again.

A further object is the provision of a fastening device having the advantagesand capacities mentioned and which is of simple and duiable construction, reliable and effec- "tive in operation, easy and convenient to apply and remove, and comparatively inexpensive to manufacture.

Other objects and advantages reside in certain novel features of the construction, arrangement and combination of parts which will be hereinafter more fully described and particularly pointed out in the appended claims, reference being had to the accompanying drawing forming a part of this specication, and in which:

Figure 1 is a perspective view showing a shipping crate having the fastening de vice embodying the present invention organized therewith,

Figure 2 is a fragmentary view in elevation bf the front side of one end of the shipping case, n

Figure 3 is a view in front elevation of a locking lever employed,

Figure 4 is a view thereof in edge elevation, and u Figure 5 is a view in peispective showing a locking lever designed for use with a padlock. I

Referring to the drawings, wherein for the sake of illustration is shown the preferred embodiment of the invention, the numeral 10 designates generally a shipping case having a removable cover 11.

The fastening device which constitutes the present invention comprises a pair of wires 12 encircling the case and the cover adjacent the ends thereof. One end of each wire is formedV with a loop 13 and adjacent the loopy 13 such wire is fastened, as at 14. to the front ywall of the shipping caselO.y

.Intermediate its ends each wire is similarly fastened to the back wall of the shipping case. Al locking leve-r 15. is provided for each'wire 12. Each locking lever 15 coinprises a shank or bar 16 having oppositelv extending and laterally directed lugs 17 and 18 at `one end. The lugs: 1i' pivotally connected to the loops 13 of the wires'1'2 and the lugs 18 arepivotally connected to loops 20 formed on the wires 12 at ytlieends thereof opposite the loops 13. A. keeper 21 in the form of a loop is provided at the end of the shank 16 opposite the lugs 17 and 18.

lVith this arrangement the portions ofthe wires 12 above the fasteners 14 lmay be swung over the cover 11 as :shown in Figure 1 or may be swung to one side of the. case as shown in Fig. 2. Then swung over the cover 11 as shown in Figure 1. the locking lever 1 5 may be turned in a clockwise direction to draw the ends of the. wire towardV each other, thereby tightening the wire on the shipping case and around the cover. If it is desired to release the wires it is necessary to swing the locking levers in a counter-clockwise direction. By engaging the keepers 21 with the wires 12 as shown in Figure 1 the wires may be held in tight engagement with the cover and case. vIf desired a number of criinps 12a may be e1nbodied in the wires 12 to give the wires the requisite degree of longitudinal resiliency or elasticity.

In Figure 5 a slightly modified forni of locking lever is shown, the shank of the locking lever being designated at 1G and having a U-shaped keeper 25 at its upper end. The legs of the U-shaped keeper are designated at 26 and are provided with aligned openings 27 designed to receive the shackle 28 of a padlock 29. This lever shown in Figure 5 is designed to be organized with the wires 12 in exactly the saine inaimer as the levers 15, the lever of Figure 5 being identical with the levers 15 except that the keeper at its upper end is designed to co-act with the padlock. I claim:

1. A fastener for securing a cover to a shipping case or the like and comprising a binding e-lement encircling the cover and case and secured to the case, the upper' portion of the binding element being designed to be slipped olf the cover when the binding element is released, and -a locking lever inchiding a shank having oppositely directed lugs at one end, the lugs being pivotally connected to the ends of the binding ele nient, and a keeper formed on the shank opposite the lugs and adapted to engage With the binding elelnent to hold the saine in tight engagement with the cover and case.

2. A fastener for securing a cover to a shipping case or the like and comprising a lpair of binding elements, one such binding element being located adjacent each end of the case, one end of each binding element being provided With a loop, means for securing each binding element to the front Wall of the case adjacent the loop, a loop on the opposite end of each binding element., and a vlocking lever connected with the loops of each binding element and co-operable with the binding element to which it is connected for holding the saine taut.

3. A fastener for securing a coverto a shipping case or the like and comprising a Wire encircling the case and cover, a locking lever having oppositely directed and laterally extending lugs at one end, the lugs being pivotally connected with the ends ofthe weones wire, and a keeper formed on the lever at the end opposite. the lugs and cngageable With the Wire adjacent one end to hold the same taut.

4. A fastener for securing a cover to a shipping case or the like and comprising a Wire encircling the case and cover, al locking lever havingoppositely directed and laterally extending lugs at one end, the lugs being pivotally connected with the ends of the Wire, and a keeper formed on the lever at the end opposite the lugs and engageable with the Wire adjacent one end to hold the saine taut, said Wire having eriinps to give the saine longitudinal elasticity.

5. A fastener for securing a cover to a shipping case or the like and comprising a wire encircling thel case and cover, a locking lever having oppositely directed and laterally extending lugs at one end, the lugs being pivotally connected with the ends of the Wire, a keeper formed on the lever at the end opposite the lugs and engageable With the wire adjacent one end to hold the same taut, said keeper being of U-shaped forln and having its legs provided with aligned openings, and a padlock having a shackle engageable with said openings.

MERVIN WILMER TOZER. 

